PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Rejects. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AFI - Totalimmortal. Jimmy Nelson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Grossman
vs
Nelson

173 cm
21
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Grossman circles away easily
and Grossman counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Grossman to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Grossman lands.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grossman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Grossman sprawls well.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossman moves away.
Grossman scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Grossman had a free shot at his head there.

Grossman takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nelson.
Grossman with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Grossman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman connects with a knee to the head.
Grossman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Grossman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grossman smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a head kick.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman slips under a jab from Nelson.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grossman is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Grossman circles away and we're back to standing.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grossman.
Grossman cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grossman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nelson.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Grossman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
Nelson tries to bum rush Grossman with a series of wild strikes but Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grossman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grossman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Grossman avoids it well.
Grossman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
Grossman staying out of range there.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Grossman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson scores with a hook.
Grossman scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grossman.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Grossman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grossman.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Grossman tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grossman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grossman lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
Grossman wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Grossman misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Grossman. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Grossman.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Grossman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nelson.
Nelson lands a jab to Grossman's midsection.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grossman's waist but Grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grossman scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grossman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman with a nice cross.
Grossman lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Grossman moved out of range.
Grossman is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Grossman.
Grossman lands a high kick!
A left lands for Grossman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Grossman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Grossman.
Grossman dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Grossman misses the jab.
Grossman scores with a head kick. Nelson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grossman stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Grossman throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grossman.
Grossman keeps Nelson at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Grossman. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grossman.
Grossman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nelson's head.
Grossman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grossman cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.

Grossman instigates a clinch.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nelson.
Grossman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Grossman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grossman throws a front kick that sends Nelson stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grossman's waist but Grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Grossman.
A jab lands there for Grossman.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grossman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Nelson is rocked!
Grossman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Grossman finish him?
Grossman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grossman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Grossman won't allow it.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Grossman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grossman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grossman lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Grossman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Grossman has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Grossman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grossman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Grossman!